With reference to the Ashwin Missile successfully tested by DRDO recently consider the following sta...........

Explanation:

Both 1 and 2

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has come up with a new indigenously produced Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, Ashwin. The missile was tested on the newly named Abdul Kalam Island located in the Balashore district off the Odisha coast. This was the 12th test in the series to develop interceptor missiles.

Here are a few facts about the latest missile test conducted in Odisha:

Prior to this test the DRDO has conducted 11 tests out of which 9 were successful

The newly tested missile was tasked with intercepting another ballistic missile from a long range

The supersonic low-altitude missile weighs around 1.2 tonnes, stands 7.5 meters tall and has a diameter of under 0.5 meters

The missile comes with an inbuilt navigator, an advanced computer and an electro-mechanical activator

The technology within the missile is encrypted using a secure data link independent tracking and homing capabilities and sophisticated radars

After the successful test, India became the fourth country in the world to have full-fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system. With only United States, Russia and Israel are in the same league

The new supersonic missile interceptor will soon become a part of the Indian Army's arsenal of world class weaponry.